And Gary Neville believes his old United team-mate Ronaldo can go on playing for years yet

"I wonder if he's building up for a long career as a centre forward, where his running doesn't have to be 11km, 12km per match, it can be 7km, 8km, 9km, where he can still score two goals and live off moments.

"He's living off moments more than his all-round performance now.

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